At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
Explain how intravascular imaging improves procedural decision-making and patient outcomes in coronary intervention.
Summarize key findings from SCAI’s survey on imaging utilization and barriers to adoption.
Discuss reasons why imaging adoption continues to lag behind guideline recommendations.
Identify workflow strategies that enhance efficiency while reducing radiation exposure for patients and operators.
Describe recent advances in coronary imaging technologies and their clinical application.
Planner John Messenger: Institutional Research Grant Support with Philips.
Faculty Karim Al-Azizi: Advisory Board and Consulting with Philips. Advisory Board with Boston Scientific Corp. Consulting with Abbott.
Islam Elgendy, Javier Escaned, Timir Paul: No financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Nieves Gonzalo: Speaker and Consulting with Abbott. Speaker and Consulting with Boston Scientific. Speaker and Consulting with Philips.
Kate Kearney: Consulting with Abbott. Consulting with Boston Scientific Corp.
Nadia Sutton: Consulting and Speaker Bureau with Abbott. Advisory Board with Philips.
Reviewer Andrew Klein: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
SCAI Staff Robert Bartel and Laura Porter: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Accreditation StatementThe Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit DesignationSCAI designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.0 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Successful CompletionWatch the content and complete the evaluation to obtain credit.